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Sleepily I followed him to a picnic bench glowing amber in the lantern light.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

Sleepily I start reciting to myself the familiar request: “If you see something suspicious....”

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2012

Sleepily he moved his finger down the list.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sleepily he stumbled down cellar, slammed the door shut, went back to bed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sleepily Alice reached down and picked up a Bible, the blank side of a menu, and a Sunday-School book from the floor beside the bed.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers



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